Re: WEEI to replay Super Bowl

[Shawn Mamros <mamros@MIT.EDU>]

>WGIR (610AM) has carried the 'BCN Patriots call all season long, but for the
>Super Bowl, they did not carry the game and had GIR-FM (101.1) carry the WW1
>call of the game. I wonder why they did not have GIR-FM use the 'BCN call,
>as I know during the preseason and early season, when there is a Red
>Sox/Pats conflict, GIR-AM carried Sox and GIR-FM carried the 'BCN network
>Patriots call, as well as when GIR-AM had Manchester Monarchs games.

I think it was mentioned here last week that, when it comes to the Super
Bowl (and maybe the conference championships as well?  I can't remember),
the NFL contract mandates that the national radio network (WW1) takes
precedence over any local/regional radio network, with the exception
of the latter network's flagship station.

In other words, the only station permitted to carry the WBCN/Patriots
radio network call of the game was WBCN themselves.  WGIR was just
following the NFL's rule on the matter.

-Shawn Mamros
E-mail to: mamros@mit.edu